Help!Help!Help!

[pen1124]

I just got my OEGB pullets from the post office after 3 days through delivery cross country. I received two pullets about 4 weeks old and one seems to be fine while the other appears almost lifeless. She can sit up but thats about it, I gave her water and put her under a heat lamp, is there anything else I can do for her?

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

You can put a little sugar in the water just temporarily- for an older bird I'd not use it for more than a day, and dip her beak every hour.

Here is the recipe:
(super stressed one)
[FONT=arial, helvetica]IF THE BIRDS HAD A HARD TRIP:[/FONT] Instead of using the standard feed and water suggestions listed, try this: Put 6 more tablespoons of sugar in each gallon of water. Then mix some of this extra sweet water with some of your feed to make a soupy mix. Give your birds this special feed and water mix for 3 to 4 days to get them over the effects of shipping.

from:
http://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/chickcare.html

You can find the original recipe near the top of the page.

 

[BackyardAnita]

I'm sure they're tired and dizzy from their long trip. I'm sure they will be recovered after about a day or so.